Portable electric lamp



April 23, 1940.

s. T. SIMPSON 2,197,946

PORTABLE ELECTRIC LAMP Filed'March 2'7, 1959 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 23, 1940 v I t 2,197,946,

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE PORTABLE ELECTRIC LAMP Stanley T. Simpson, Bronx, N. Y.

Application March 27, 1939, Serial No. 264,498

2 Claims. (01. 24073) This invention relates to portable electric loop l5,.so as to arrange the prongs II in proper lamps and has for an object to provide a device relation for insertion in a conventional wall outof this character which will need no other suplet. The loop 15 snaps into the groove of the plug port than the lamp plug in the wall outlet, thereand holds the frame against accidental dislodge- 5 by leaving the outlet free to receive an appliance ment from the plug.

plug so that the device is particularly useful in The frame of the lamp shade is provided with 5 kitchens since it combines the advantage of one a horizontal cross bar l6, which is provided cenbeing able to have a lamp in use and also an outtrally between its ends with a loop ll, best let for an electric toaster, juicer, fan or other shown in Figures 5 and 6. A nipple I8 is thread- 10 utensil, from a single outlet. edly engaged in the stem IQ of a conventional A further object is to provide a device of this lamp socket 20 and passes through the loop ll. character which will be formed of a few strong A nut 2| is threaded on to the nipple. The lamp simple and durable parts, whichwill be inexpensocket stem and nut contact with opposite sides sive to manufacture, and which will not easily of the loop to hold the lamp bulb 22 against get out of order. accidental movement with relation to the shade 15 With the above and other objects inview the frame. invention consists of certain novel details of The conductor wires 23 of the lamp socket are construction and combinations of parts hereintrained through the nipple and engaged with after fully described and claimed, it being underthe terminals II of the body of the plug in the stood that various modifications may be resorted usual conventional manner where; the conductor 20 to within the scope of the appended claims withwires enter the side of the plug leaving a pair of out departing from the spirit or sacrificing any openings 26 in the end face of the plug to receive of the advantages of the invention. the prongs of an electric utensil or other electric In the accompanying drawing forming part of device. this specification, From the above description it is thought that Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portable electhe construction and operation of the invention trio lamp and plug holder therefor constructed will be fully understood without further explanain accordance with the invention. tion. I

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the lamp and What is claimed is: 30 holder shown in Figure 1 with the shade and l. The combination of an electric plug having 30 frame shown in section. prong terminals, the body, of the plug being pro- Figure 3 is a detail cross sectional view taken vided with an annular groove concentric with on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 with parts broken the axis of the plug, a lamp frame having a re-- away. silient wire loop sprung into said groove to per- Figure 4 is a side elevationv of the pronged plug mit the plug to be rotated axially in the loop, a 3 having a circumferential groove to support the lamp socket carried by the frame, said plug have lamp shade. ing means in the end face permitting a utensil Figure 5 is a detail cross sectional view taken on being electrically connected with said prongs, and the e 5 of Figure 2 W parts in elevation. conductor wires connected to the lamp socket 40 Figures 6 is a cross sectional view taken on the and connected to said prongs. 40 line 6-6 of Figure 5. 2. A, portable electric lamp comprising a plug Referring now to the drawing in which like connector having an annular groove in its pecharacters of reference designate similar parts riphery, a wirelamp shade having a resilient in the various views, 10 designates a plug having loop at the upper end thereof sprung into said terminal prongs l I. The body of the plug is progroove, across bar carried by the frame provided vided with a circumferential groove l2 concencentrally between its ends with a, loop, a, lamp trio with the axis of the plug. socket, a nipple engaged with the socket and The p Shade 13 s p v ded W a re passing through the last named loop, a nut on orc frame including a top member M formed the nipple, the socket and nut contacting with of wire and provided intermediate its ends with a opposite sides of the last, named loop, and con- D l5 w c fi in the oove 0 t e p ug ductor wires extending from the socket to the to connect the frame to the plug. The plug may plug, be turned with relation to the frame, in the I STANLEY T. SIMPSON. 

